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Editor's Special Interest Articles
Many Just Itching to Get a New Job
It would seem that many workers are just itching to get a new job and are only awaiting further improvements in the economy to jump ship.
More than half of full-time workers responding to a recent poll say that improvements in the economy will boost their desire to find a new job, according to a survey released Tuesday by America Online.
The survey by the Dulles, Va.-based AOL Inc., also found that a whopping 88.4 percent say they would switch careers to get their next job.
More than 5,000 full-time workers participated in the survey, answering questions about their job satisfaction, plans to look for a new job, use of the Internet in job searches and other job-related issues.
The results show that once the economy shows more signs of improvement, 58 percent say they "may" or "definitely" will start looking for a new job. Thirty-seven percent of workers report having already looked for a new job in the past year. These findings come just as the employment picture appears to be turning a corner.
A recent CareerBuilder.com survey, for example, found that more than a third of hiring managers plan to add new jobs in 2004.
"After riding out a long period of economic sluggishness, the American workforce is ready for some serious job hopping," said Kate Wendleton, president of the Five O'Clock Club, a career coaching and outplacement network.
"This survey reveals that even mid-career workers and those most likely to have families are ready and willing to move or switch careers for their next job. All these workers appear to be waiting for is a clear sign of sustainable economic growth."
The AOL survey also found that the Internet is now a key tool for those who are job hunting.
Nearly three quarters of those who looked for a job in the past year spent one or more hours a week searching for jobs on the Internet, the survey reported. About one in three job hunters spent three or more hours a week doing so.
AOL, which host a large online job hunting center, noted how important cyber-employment hunting has become "These findings underscore that the Internet is just as important during the job search as having keen knowledge of the job marketplace and sharp job seeking skills. They all go hand-in-hand," said Alan Steel, marketing director of AOL's Find a Job Channel.
Broken down by age and gender, the survey found that women between the ages of 18-34 spent the most time job hunting online (3.8 hours a week, on average, versus the national average of 3 hours). By region, job seekers in Atlanta ranked as the heaviest users of Internet job search tools (4.5 hours per week).
Washington, D.C. used them the least (just 2.26 hours per week).
Also according to the survey, more than half (51.9 percent) used Internet job postings for research purposes, such as what companies are hiring and the kind of jobs that are available.
"Job seekers are using the Internet in a variety of ways to find just the right jobs, even if they don't use the Internet to post their
own resumes," Steel said.
The AOL survey also examined regional patterns in job satisfaction and other work-related issues. It seemed that the sunny weather and a laid-back attitude of Southern California helped make for the most happy workforce, with Los Angeles workers the most likely to report being happy on the job and to have the lowest stress levels.
This compared to 22 major urban areas included in the survey.
The most stressed was Detroit and the least happy in the poll were Denver workers with over 16 percent reporting that they were unhappy or miserable versus the national average of 11 percent.
Copyright 2004 by United Press International.
All rights reserved.
- Updated: February 27, 2004
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